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Dead Man's Curve is an American nickname for a curve in a road that has claimed many lives because of numerous crashes. [1] [2] Examples. A curve on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles memorialized in the hit song "Dead Man's Curve" by Jan and Dean.
"Dead Man's Curve" is a 1964 hit song by Jan and Dean whose lyrics detail a teen street race gone awry. It reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and number 39 in Canada. The song was written and composed by Brian Wilson, Artie Kornfeld, Roger Christian, and Jan Berry at Wilson's mother's house in Santa Monica.
- November 27, 1963
- December 4, 1963 (U.S.)
Dead Man's Curve. by Jan & Dean. Album: Dead Man's Curve ( 1964) Charted: 8. License This Song . songfacts ®. songimage. I was cruisin' in my Stingray late one night. When an XKE pulled up on the right. He rolled down the window of his shiny new Jag. And challenged me then and there to a drag. I said "You're on buddy, my mill's running fine.
Dead Man's Curve Lyrics: I was cruisin' in my Stingray late one night / When an XKE pulled up on the right / And rolled down the window of his shiny new Jag / And challenged me then and...